Fare registering mechanism



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Patented Apr. 24, 1945 2,374,323

mas. REGISTERING MECHANISM lingo J. Baur and Thomas E. Kulo, Chicago, Ill.,

assignors, by mesne assignments, to City National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Chicago, 11]., as trustee application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,312

21 Claims.

This invention relates to means for automatically calipering a check oifered as a fare or other payment and for registering the value of such check on a. register which is selected in accord a mechanism which will measure a check, condition a selector mechanism and thereupon come to rest whereupon a registering mechanism will begin its operation to register the value of the time with the size of the check calipered. Furmeasured check and come to rest. ther where a plurality of checks are offered, each It is a further object of the invention to prowill be calipered and registered individually. vide a mechanism in which after the registering It is an object of the invention to produce a mechanism has cometo rest, the check measuring fare register which will accurately measure any of and selector conditioning mechanisms will again a plurality of checks of assorted sizes and regisbe actuated to release the check and to return ter the value of each. to initial position.

It is another object of the invention to provide It is a further object of the invention to promeans for preventing the insertion of too many vide means for receiving and arranging a pluchecks at one time. rality of checks in a, horizontal stack, for apply- Another object of the invention is to provide 16 ing a pressure to said stack and to provide mechmeans for selecting the register which corre anism for successively stripping off the outermost sponds to the check being calipered and to actuate check for the measuring operation. said register to accumulate the value of the check. These and other objects will become apparent Still another object is to provide a cycling from a study of the following specification and mechanism which controls the events of gripping 20 the drawings which are attached hereto and made the check. calipering it, connecting the proper a part hereof and in which: register, registering the value of the check and Figurefl is a sectional view taken on the line returning the parts to normal to complete the -B-B of Figure 3 showing the check chute and cycle. the check calipering mechanism in the check re- A further object of the invention is to provide a 5 Ceiv posit/i011- novel check calipering device having a power Figure 2 is a sectional view with parts broken mechanism adapted to travel a predetermined away, taken on the line A-A of Figure 3 showfixed distance and which actuates a linkage having the power drive and the cycling mechanism. ing a check locking section and a selecting section Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the power throughout one phase of the cycle. drive, the cycling mechanism and the value se- Still another object of the invention is to pro" lecting and register drive mechanism. vide a device of the class described in which the v Figure 4 is a wiring diagram showing the mocheck locking section of the linkage moves the tor, solenoid and control switches. distance required by the diameter of the check Figure 5 is an elevation showing the check and the selecting section receives the remainder calipering mechanism in various position away of the motion imparted by the motion of the from the coin receiving position shown in Figpower mechanism in completing the calipering ure 1. 7 phase of its cycle. Figure 6 is a section taken on the line G G of It is another object of the invention to provide Figure 3 showing part of the cycling means and a power driven register selecting mechanism locking means together with the crank shaft which will connect and release in predetermined drive. order a plurality of registers. Figure '7 is a section taken on the line II-H Still another object of the invention is to proof Figure 8 showing another part of the cycling vide power actuated mechanism for advancing a and locking means together with the value seselected register the distance required to register lecting drive mechanism.

a unit amount. Figure 8 is a section taken on the line F-F A further object of the invention is to provide of Figure 3 showing the clutch operating element means for engaging the register driving means in clutch disengaging position. and for holding it in engagement for the time Figure 9 is a section taken on the line E-E of necessary to actuate the selected register and for iereaiter disengaging the driving means.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a mechanism which will caliper all of the checks presented and stop.

It is also an object of my invention to provide Figure 3 showing the lever holding cam and its follower.

Figure 10 is a section taken on the line J,J of Figure 3 showing the clutch mechanism in the motor drive.

Figure 11 is a section taken on the line C-C of Figure sshowing the Geneva gear shift and control cams.

Figure 12 is a section taken on the line 13-43 associated locking disc and the register selecting cam.

Figure 13 is a section taken on the line K--K of Figures 11 and 12.

Figure 14 is an elevation showing the value selecting connecting mechanism comp-rising a shiftable Geneva pinion.

Figure 15 is an elevation of the check receivin and feeding mechanism showingthe slide in check caliperin position.

Figure 16 is a top view of Figure 15.

Figure 17 is a sectional view taken on the line LL of Figure15.

Figure 18 is a sectional M-M of Figure 15. i v

Figure 19 is a view taken on the line N-N of Figure 3 showing the register selector mechamsm.

the mechanism of view taken on the line of Figure 3 showing the register drive gear, its

the element 28. The end of the clutch element l6 adjacent clutch plate I4 is formed as a lever actuating cam 29 which cooperates with a follower 30 shown in Figure 9 to hold lever arm 55 in actuated position as will be described.

Mounted to rotate in bearings in the frame members 9 and 3i is a crank shaft 32 (see Figures 2, 3 and 6). and adjacent the frame member 9 is a full stroke cam. 33 while the gear 34 and locking sector 35 are disposed adjacent the member 3|, with sector Figure 20 is an elevation taken from the left U of Figure 5. v s

Figure 21 is a modified form of check calipering linkage. I

Figure 22 is a section taken on the line O- O of Figure but showing to be rotated in a clockwise direction.

Referring now to Figure l the numeral I represents a check receiving chute at the bottom of which are disposed a pair of contacts 2, 3. A circuit shown in Figure sertion of a metal check in the chute. The word check is used throughout this specification to denote either a token or a coin. k

As is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, the motor 4 and solenoid 5 are connected in the circuit. A second pair. of contacts 6, 1 which are in parallel with the contacts 2, 3 are also provided to hold the circuit closed as the contacts 2, 3 are opened by remov l of the check as will be described below.

As shown in Figure 3, the motor 4 drives a shaft 8 which is mounted in the motor frame and a side plate 9 and which has fixed to it a gear 10. This gear meshes with an idler gear ll mounted on the side frame 9 and which in turn drives;

the clutch gear l2. The gear is mounted to rotate freely on shaft I3 .(see Figure 10) and carries fixed to it a clutch plate with four equally spaced holes l5.

A clutch body I6 is fixed to a locking sector I! which in turn is fixed to a hub iii. The hub also has fixed to it a segment gear iii, a second locking sector and a second sector gear 2! while the hub itself is connected to drive the shaft I3.

The clutch body is formed with an annular 60 groove 22 and with a bore 23 which is disposed parallel to the shaft 13 but eccentric thereto. In this bore is disposed a cylindrical clutch element 24 the inner end of which rests on a spring 26 and a lateral notch 21 which is adapted to receive the bevelled end of an actuating element 28. The clutch element 24 is held against rotation about its axis by a pin which is" fixed in the clutch body l6 and which enters a groove- 25' in the pin. Both the groove and the notch each have an inclined and a straight side wall and the notch is so positioned that whenthe clutch element is in the engaged position shown in Figure 10, there will be a space between the of the groove to permit entrance of the end of the forked lever about It which is provided 4 is energized upon in- H the lever so that located between the gear and the cam. On the other side of frame member 3!, the crank 36 is fixed to the shaft. The full stroke cam has a notch 3'? in its periphery.

-The sector 35 is positioned to cooperate with the sector I! on shaft l3 while the gear 34 is adapted to mesh with segment gear l9 on that Shaft.

Another shaft 38 is mounted for rotation in frame members 3| and 39 as shown in Figure 13. 'Fixed on said shaft 38 at one end are a locking sector 40 and a gear M which are adapted to interengage with the sector 20 and 13 described above.

gear 2! on shaft Fixed to the shaft between the frame members is a hub 52 which has Geneva gear actuator cam or 'timer 53 and a Geneva gear control cam 44 which is formed of two disks M and M" which are spaced by flanged studs 45. I

on the other end of the hub 42 are fixed a register drive gear lfiwhich has groups of teeth 41 spaced about its periphery, a locking. disc 48,-and a register selecting cam or selector 59 which is made up of two formed discs and 5!. Nuts 52 on the studs hold the various parts in predetermined relation with each other.

the flange will normally rest against the plate 58. The lower end of the rod extends below the bedplate and the upper end lies under arm 55 of the lever may be manually rotated in a clockwise direction.

' The upper end of the arm 56 is formed into the cam follower 38 described above.

Attached to the arm 56 and immediately adjacent cam follower 3% is a plate 5| which is formed with the clutch actuating element 28.

This plate is also provided with an opening 62 which receives a pin by means of which a link 63 is attached to the plate. The other end of the link is pinned to the armature 64 of the solenoid 5.

Also attached to the top of arm 55 is an upw'ardly projecting lever 55 which is adapted to inclined wall of the notch and the straight wall pivoted on member contact a pin 66 set in a triangular pawl 61 which is pivoted on pin 68 fixed in a frame element 69. The pin is received in an opening 10 in the pawl. The nose H of the pawl is adapted to enter the notch 31 in cam 33. The end '12 of the pawl is adapted to abut a pin 13 also fixed in member 69.

The contact I is fixed to an arm 14 which is 69 at It and a second arm 75, integral with the first, carries a pin l6 which enters an elongated slot IT in the end 12 of the pawl. A spring 18 is coiled about the pivot 14' Fixed to rotate with the shaft' fixed to it on one end a I 'ity of showing.

the contacts 2 and 3 are riding in an elongated and one end engages the pin I3 while the other end engages the arm I5 and tends to move it in a switch opening direction.

The frame member I9 in which is formed the chute I (see Figure 1) is provided at one end with an adjustable anvil 19' which is adapted to be fixed in place after being adjusted.

Also formed in this frame member I9 is a horizontal guide way 80 in which is mounted a slide 8I. Fixed to the slide is a rack 82 which is adapted to mesh with a sector 83 mounted on a lever 84 which is pivoted at 05 to the frame member 3I as shown in Figures 1 and 5.

Pivoted to the frame member 3! at 86 is a lever 81 which carries a roll 88 at its lower end. Pivoted at 89 to the lever 84 is a lever 90. A link 9I pivotally connects the lower end of lever 90 with the central portion of lever 87.

The left end of link 5I is formed with a notch Pivotally mounted on lever 84 at 93 is a latch pawl 94. A pin 95 on the pawl is engaged by a spring 96 which is mounted on the pivot 93. The spring urges the pawl in a counterclockwise di rection toward engagement with notch 92. A pin 97 set in lever 84 is adapted to engage the pawl and lift it from the notch as is shown in Figure 5 anddescribed below.

As viewed in Figures 1 and 5, the lever 84 is shown to underlie the other levers and links described above.

Actually the lever 84 overlies these links and levers so that the observer would be actually looking through the lever 84 to see the other parts as shown (see Figures 3 and 20 for the actual relations).

A link 98 connects the central portion of lever 90 with the crank 36 described above, from which motive power is derived.

A lever 99 pivoted at I on frame member 3| engages the roll 88 and a spring IOI anchored to a fixed element and to the lever 99 tends to urge it in a counterclockwise direction so that the lever 87 will be rotated in a like direction about its pivot 86.

Referring again to Figure 1 it will be seen that carried by the check receiver I02 which is made of insulating material and which is fixed to the rack 82 so as to reciprocate therewith.

A stationary contact I95 set in a fixed insulator I06 is adapted to be engaged and disengaged by contact 2. A spring I01 urges contact 2 downwardly into engagement with I and a pin I08 slot in element I02 limits the vertical movement of contact 2. The insulator I06 is beveled at I 05 to facilitate the reengagement of the contacts upon return of the rack and'slide to the Figure 1 position.

A check or a plurality of checks dropped into chute I will come to rest in the receiver I02 and will connect the contacts 2 and 3 electrically. A movable stop II5 which is fixed to slide BI as shown in Figure 17 will engage the check lying nearest the slide and, as the slide moves, the stop will move the check H6 into engagement with the anvil I9 and will come to rest for a purpose later to be described. The stop must, of course, be slightly thinner than the thinnest check which will be measured so that only one check at a time will be advanced by it.

An angle plate I09 is pivotally mounted on frame member I I0 at I ii and has its turned end II2 directed inwardly toward the slide BI and is held inwardly by a relatively strong spring I I3 so that as the slide 8|, stop I I 5 and the check I I6 This is done for the sake of claractuate lever I35,

engaged'by them are-moved toward the anvil, the engaged check will force its way past the plate I09 but the other checks which are not engaged will be held back in "re region of the chute by the angle plate.

As is clearly shown in Figures and 17, a bracket H1 is fixed on frame member H0 and is perforated to slidably carry one end of a plunger rod H8. The other end of the rod carries a button H9 which passes through the angle plate 509 and the frame I I0 and is disposed adjacent the receiver I 02 when it occupies the check receiving position.

A forked lever I is pivoted at III to the frame H0 and its forked, curved end I22 is adapted to straddle the rod II3. A spring I23 is supported on the rod and is seated at one end on the button I I9 and at its other end on the end I 22 of the lever I 20 as shown in Figure 17. An outer stop collar 24 limits the inward motion of the rod by coming into contact with the bracket and an inner, flanged, stop collar I25 limits the outward movement of the rod in the same way.

A pair of ears I26 (Figures 15 and 16) project from and are carried by slide 8! and support between them a shaft IE! on which is mounted a roll I28. As the slide moves from check receiving to check locking position, the roller forces the lever I29 counterclockwise (Figure 16) and compresses spring I23 against the button so that the latter will press against the checks in the receiver and press the one adjacent the slide 0| firmly against the slide so that it will be picked up by the stop H5 and will be moved forward under I09:

A pawl I30 is pivoted at I3I to the bracket m and is urged in a counterclockwise direction (Fig ure 16) by spring I32 (see Figures 15 and 17). The end I33 of the pawl is positioned to engage the flange of collar I25 and the other end is adapted to engage the bent down end I34 of a lever I35 which is fixed to shaft I36 mounted in bearings I3! on frame H0. Lever I35 has an edge portion I38 which is adapted to be engaged by a roll I39 also mounted on shaft I21.

As the slide returns to the normal position, the forked lever I 20 will be rotated in a clockwise direction under the action of spring I23, however, the button I I9 will still protrude into the check receiving chamber I02. As the slide 8| nears its initial position the roller I28 drops into opening 250 in lever I20 and a roller 25I which is mounted on shaft 252 and which bears on the inner edges 253 of lever I20 thereupon enggaes a earn 254 on lever I20 forcing this lever to its maximum clockwise position (Figure 16). In passing to this position, the forked end I 22 of lever I20 engages collar I 25 and moves rod II8 outwardly to withdraw the button II9 clear of the chamber so that additional checks may be deposited in the receiver.

A blocking lever I90 is mounted for free rotation about shaft I36 and is adapted to enter a slot I il in frame H0 so as to block chute I so that checks placed in the hopper will not descend through the chute to the check receiver I02 under conditions to be outlined below. A pin I42 projects from the lower surface of the lever and a spring I45 normally urges the lever toward chute blocking position.

Normally the spring M5 holds lever I out of the chute since the spring I is more powerful than spring I43. On each actuation of the slide to the check locking position, the roll I39 will shaft I38 and lever I44 against 130 far enough to clear the resistance of spring I45 so that lever I40 will be moved to chute blocking position by spring I43, Should it occur that such a number of checks are deposited in button cannot enter the check receiving chamber a suificient distance to permit rotation of pawl the downwardly bent end I34 of lever I35, then on the next rotation of lever I35 by roll I39, the pawl I will block the return of lever I under action of spring I and shaft I36. The blockinglever I40 will accordingly remainheld in the chute by spring I43 and the chute will be blocked so that no more checks may enter. To permit them to enter might cause the slide and its associated parts to Jam.

. Shown also in Figures 15 and 16 is an adjust- I46 for the anvil 19. Shown also in these figures is a swinging bracket I41 which is pivoted at I48 and which carries a knurled roll I49. This roll is mounted by means ment mechanism or a predetermined multiple .of unit amounts, as in the case of a register which is actuated by several checks of different values.

the receiver I02 that-the ure ll) that as roll I63 is raised by the cam of a roll type clutch on the shaft-so that it will rotate in a clockwise direction, Figure 16, but will not rotate in a counterclockwise direction. It will thus act as a brake upon the check during the return stroke of the slide. The bracket is springpressed toward the slide and is adapted to engage the check as it is clamped between the stop H5 and the fixedstop or anvil 19. As the stop H5 and receiver I02 are withdrawn, tends to hold the check so that it will be ejected from the receiver and can pass to the display receptacles (not shown).

Referring now to Figures 1, 5 and-20, the lever 81 carries a pin I50 lar I5I mounted on a push rod I52 which is mounted in bearings I53.

the roll which enters a groovedcol- Fixed to the rod is a hub I54 which carries levers,I55 and I56 and a hub I51 having a lever I58. Slidably mounted on the rod is a hub I59.

carrying a lever I60. A shaft I6I is fixed in le vers 556 and I58 and slides through a hole in lever I69. A slotted bracket I62 embraces lever I and prevents it from sliding with respect to rod I52. 1

The lever I55 is provided with a yoke end in which is mounted a roll I63 which is adapted to be actuated by the cams I64 on the timer 43, Figure 13.

Referring to Figure 14, a shaft I65 is mounted in frames 3| and 39. A pin I18 is provided at one endwith a head I66, and a spring I61 is confined between frame 3I and the head. A shifting frame I68 is mounted to slide on shaft I65 and on I69 and carries the pin I10 which is slidable in frame 3 I. A pinion I1 I. integral with I65 having its alternate, teeth I12 cut away at both ends, is fitted in the frame and is mounted for rotation therein so that it will be shifted by the frame to the left (Figure 14) when the rod I52 is actuated as described, so that all of the teeth will engage the actuator gear 46 (Figures 12 and 13).

When the pinion is held in its nonengaged position (Figure 14) by spring I61, the locking sector 48 will engage the two nearest long teeth of the pinion and hold the pinion against rotation.

' An upwardly projecting finger I68 is adapted to enter the gates I14 in element 44 (Figures 11 and 13) and to be held in the groove 44 formed by elements 44' and 44". This structure is adapted to hold pinion in mesh with actuator gear 46 for the length of time required to advance the selected register a unit amount I13 on the frame The contact between cams I64 and roll I63 is held just long enough to insure engagement of finger I13 in the groove and is then terminated. The cam lugs I15 and spring I61 force finger I13 out of the groove 44 when the period of connection is to be terminated.

The positioning of the cams I64 on the timer relative to the gates I14 is determined by the angular distance between finger I13 and roll I63 measured with the shaft 38 as a center. For instance the ten cent cam I64 (Figure 11) is so spaced from the gate I14, which opens into that portion of groove 44 which lies behind that portion of wall 44 and which is numbered 44I (Fig- I64 gate I14 and will the shaft 38,

the finger I13 will enter the be held, upon further rotation of in the groove 44.

It will also be seen from an inspection of Figures 11 and 12 that the gear teeth 41. which correspond in extentto the actuation required by the ten cent register (to be described) are disposed in the same region as the wall 44I, so that as the finger I13 is locked in groove 44, the pinion I1I will be driven the required distance by the teeth 41.

The movement of pinion I1I is transmitted to gear I16 whichis mounted on shaft I69 described above. As shown in Figures 1, l1, and 12 the shaft I69 is disposed horizontally adjacent shaft I65 but in Figure 3 it is shown out of position for the sake of clarity. The shaft I69 carries a gear I11 which meshes with a gear I18. The latter is mounted on a hub I19 which carries a bevel gear I80. The hub is freely mounted on shaft I65 (Figure 3).

The bevel gear I meshes with a bevel gear I82 which is mounted on a selector shaft I83 in such manner that it will transmit rotation to the shaft while at the same time it will permit sliding of the shaft in a longitudinal direction. Bracket I8I is fixed to a frame member not shown and holds the gear I82 in mesh with I80. The

locking. plate I83 is fixed to the hub of I82 and is also held in place by the bracket.

The shaftis provided at its ends with gears I84 and I85 respectively and at an intermediate portion with a groove I86 which is adapted to receive a shift lever I81.

Registers I88, I86, I90 and I9I are disposed with their drive shafts parallel with shaft I83 and spaced therefrom above and below it. The register drive shafts are provided with gears I92, I93, I94 and I respectively. Gears I92 and I93 are adapted to mesh with gear I85 and are disposed in different planes so that the shaft I83 and gear I85 will have to be shifted to effect engagement with one or the other of them.

Similarly the gears I94 and I95 are adapted to mesh with gear I84 and are disposed in difierent planes so that a shift of the shaft I03 and gear I84 is required to effect engagement of one or the other of them.

The relation of gears I92 to I94 is such that when the gear I85 is in mesh with either I92 or I93 the gear I84 will be out of mesh with gears I94 and I95. In'the same way when gear I84 meshes with either gear I94 or I95, the gear I85 will be out of mesh with both of its associated gears.

The shift lever I81 which controls the selection of the registers'is pivoted at I96 to frame 39. A

second lever I9! is also pivoted at the same point and the two levers are fixed together at I98 by a screw and slot connection which permits ad justment of one lever relative to the other.

The lever I91 reaches up to a point adjacent the selector cam 49 (Figures 12 and 13) and carries a pin I98 which engages the cam and serves as a follower.

The cam 49 (Figure 12) is formed with five rest portions; I89 reaching from A to B; I88 reaching from C to D; I9I' reaching from E to F; I88 reaching from G to H and I99 reaching from I to J. Portion from the center of shaft 38; I88 is next farthest; I90 is next and I9! is nearest the shaft while I88 has the same radius as I88. It will be seen therefore that the lever I91 will be moved in each direction from a medium radius as the cam rotates and will accordingly shift shaft I83 from one side of its neutral position to the other so that the register I89 will be driven when section I89 of the cam is engaged by pin I98; register I88 will be actuated when either section I88 or I88 is in position; register I98 will be actuated when section I98 is in position and register I9I will be actuated when section I9I is in position.

It will be noted by comparing Figures 11 and 12 that the cam I84 is in juxtaposition with section I89 so that the check adapted to set up roll I63 before cam I64 will be accumulated in register I89. Similarly cams I84 and I84 being adjacent section I88 their associated checks will be accumulated in register I88 as will that of cam I64 The cam I64 is adjacent section'IQI' and its check will be accumulated in register I9I while the check corresponding the cam I64 will be accumulated in register I99 since the cam is adjacent portion I99 of cam 49.

Usually cams I84, I64 and I64 are the ones brought into action upon the deposit of a dime, a nickel and a penny respectively while cams I64, I64 and I54 are brought into action upon the deposit of tokens of increasingly large diameter. However, tokens having the same diameter as the coins will produce the same registration as the coins. Frequently a nickel sized token is used and it will be registered the same as a nickel.

Preferably the sections of cam 49 will lead the cams I64 slightly so that the register will be selected before the actuator gear is connected with the register drive train I16, I69, I'I'I', I18, I89 and I82.

The shaft 38 carries a locking plate 38 which is adapted to cooperate with the locking element I83 on shaft I83. The latter is provided with equally spaced notches in its periphery which are adapted to permit the passage of the projections on the outer periphery of 38 which are unevenly spaced to provide clearance at the times when both plates may be in motion. In the rest IJOSi": tion of shaft 38 a projection of 38 is in a groove in plate I83 so as to lock the plate and the associated drive train. The other projections on 38' lock the plate I83 in all positions in which there is no possibility that the drive train will be actuated.

Modified check calipering system In Figure 21 is shown a modified form of check calipering means. The lever 84 and rack 82 are all as described above. However, a link 282 is pinned to crank 36 and has an elongated slot 283 which receives a pin 294 which is fixed in lever 84. A heavy spring 205 connects link 292 with pin 204.

' in the preferred form.

I89 is disposed farthest through the portion of its A link 206 is pivoted at 281 on 84 and has a slot 208 which engages a pin 299 in lever 2I0 which is pivoted at 2 to frame 3|.

The remainder of the mechanism which connects lever 210 to rod I52 is the same as disclosed Operation of preferred form establishes a circuit through motor 4 and through thermostatic switch 228.

The solenoid will, upon energization, rotate the lever 58 in a clockwise direction (Figures 2 and 10) and will withdraw the clutch control element 28 from engagement with the pin 24 so that the latter will be forced into engagement with clutch disc I l. As the motor rotates-and drives gears III and II in the directions shown by the arrows, one or the openings I5 in the disc will become aligned with the pin and there will be a positive drive irom the motor to the shaft I3 through the clutch body l6.

operation of lever 56 by the solenoid causes the arm ed to engage pin tic oi the run stroke pawl G'I, whereupon the pawl rotates on its pivot tit and closes the contacts 6 and I so as to maintain the motor circuit closed.

to act on the follower 30 which is also connected with lever 56 to noid sa d lever in the position to which it is moved by the solenoid. This cam is so formed that it will permit counterclockwise rotation of the lever near the end or a revolution of the cam so as to position the clutch control element 28 to disengage the clutch pin from the disc I4 substantially at the end of the revolution. Engagement or the pro ection 2a Figure 9 on the cam with element 30 stops the rotation of shaft It in its initial position. This clutch permits the cycling mechanism to come to rest in a predetermined position each time, while the motor and its associated parts may coast to a stop thereafter.

Cycling mechanism The clutch is thus responsible for securing a full revolution of shaft I3 so that the gears 2i and I9 fixed to the shaft will have the same movement imparted to them as will locking sectors I7 and 28.

The gears I9 and 34 are shown in the starting position in Figure 6 and it will be seen that shalt 32 will be driven immediately when shaft I3 is rotated. During the first one sixth revolution of shaft IS, the gear 34 and crankshaft 32 will be rotated a hall revolution whereupon the locking sectors I1 and 35 will be engaged to hold the crankshaft motionless while the shaft :3 continues to rotate.

As shown in Figure 7, the rotation of shaft I3 cycle Just described locking sectors 28 and 48 and to bring the gears 2| and ll in mesh. The number of teeth on gears 2I and M is such that the next two hundred forty degrees of revolution of gear 2I on shaft I3 will induce a complete rotation of gear 4| and of the shaft 38 which carries serves to disengage the serves to return the register connector cam 49, the timer 43, the

actuator gear 46 and the cam 44.

Upon completion of rotation of shaft 38. the locking sectors I1 and 35 will have been disengaged and the. gears I9 and 34 will again be meshed so that shaft I3 will rotate the crankshaft an additional half revolutionlto its initial position. During this operation the locking sectors 2t and II] will have been engaged so as to hold shaft 38 against accidental rotation.

It will be seen that the full stroke cam 33 will be rotated with shaft 32 so that even though the lever 56 is returned by its counterweight 55 upon rotation of cam 29 as described above, the pawl 61 will be held in the switch closing position until the shaft reaches its final position in which the notch 31 will be positioned so that the projection II- of the pawl may enter it and permit spring '13 to open the contacts B and I.

An emergency operator 6B is provided for starting the motor in the event a check becomes lodged in the receiver but fails to connect the contacts 2" and 3 or if suchoperation is desirablefor anyother reason. The plunger 60 when it is pressed in manually will rock lever 56 clockwise in the same manner as would solenoid 5.

Check calipering and selecting mechanism 7 As just described the crankshaft'is actuated through a half revolution from one dead center position of the crank to the other and then, after a period of rest, it is returned to its initial dead center position.

In rotating through the first portion of its movement, the link 98 will be pulled to the left (Figures 1 and 5) and the lever 90 will be pivoted'about the point of engagement of the pawl 94 with notch 92 in link 9Is0 that a pull will be transmitted to the lever 84 which is rotated in a counterclockwise direction. This induces a leftward movement of the rack 82 and the slide M. The check receiver IIlZ-is fixed-to and moves with the side and as this occurs, the contact 2 slides out of-engagement with the contact I05. The motor circuit is not interrupted, however, because the switch contacts 6 and I are in en gagement asdesc'ribed above.

As the lever 84 moves to the left, the pin 91 engages pawl 94 and disengages it from the notch '92 in link BI. When the movable stop H5 on slide 8I forces the check H6 into engagement with the anvil I9, the movement of the slide is stopped. This is the position of the parts shown in full lines in Figure 5. Thecrank 36 will not have. reached its dead center position and consequently the remainder ,ofthe movement of the crank and link 98 will be transmit,- ted to the lever 98 which now pivots about the point 89 and pulls 81 to pivot about point 86. The push rod I52 which is connected with the lower end of lever 81 will accordingly bemoved to the left to position the roller I53 in the path of movement of one of the cams Hi l on the timer 43. The parts are shown in this position by dotted lines in Figure 5.

The roll 88 which is fixed to lever t'i engages the return lever 95 and movement of the lever 99 about pivot Illil tensions the spring II)! which the cycle of operation is completed.

The roll I63 having beenthus positioned, the cycle of shaft 38 will be begun. Rotation of the timer. 53 causes a cam I64 to rotate lever I55 clockwise, Figure 14, and causes lever I60 toroon link 9i which causes lever I the parts to initial position when tate in the same direction to push pinion shift frame IE8 to the left and cause the pinion to mesh with teeth 41 on the actuator gear 46. It will also force finger I13 on the frame through a gate I'M so that further rotation of the shaft 38 will cause the shift frame to be held in position in groove M against the action of spring I61.

Meanwhile, the cam 49 will have actuated pin I98, levers I91, I81, shaft I83, and gears I84 and I85 to bring one or the other of said gearsinto engagement with the proper register gear so that the register will be connected to the train including pinion III, gears I16, I11, I78, I and I82. This train is now driven by the actuator gear 45 the required amount whereupon the fin-- ger I13 will be forced out of groove M by the spring I61, the cam I15 and the shifter frame I68 to disengage the pinion I'II from the gear 46. The locking sector A l will then engage the two adjacent long teeth of the pinion III on the right of teeth I12 and lock the driving train.

The shaft 38 and its associated parts then continue the cycle without further actuation of the registers although the cam 49 connects each register in series with the drive train even though no actuation thereof is effected.

Upon completion of the cycle of shaft 38, this shaft is looked as described above and the crankshaft 32 is again rotated the rest of its cycle.

This returns the check receiver I02 to the Figure 1 position to pick up another check. The

influence of counterweight 55' so that the clutch actuator 28 will be in position to disengage the clutch at substantially the end of the revolution of shaft l3. The full stroke cam 33 approaches the position with notch 3! adjacent pawl II so that the switch contacts 6 and I will be opened. Also, the stop 29 will finally engage the element 30 and stop the shaft I3 and its associated elements in their initial position.

If another check is positioned in the receiver I02 either by reason of an addional check being deposited or by reason of several having been deposited simultaneously in the first instance,the next check will settle on the contacts 2 and 3 and since the contacts 2 and I have again been made by the. slide .on its return to the checkreceiving position the cycle will be started again.

As the slide moves forward, the roll I28 (Fi ure 15) will move the lever I20 counter-clockwise to compress spring I23 H9 and the. checks which are in the receiver toward the slide The check which is disposed adjacent the slide will be engaged by the stop H5 and will be stripped from the rest of the checks by the turned end H2 of the stripper or angle plate I09. The check engaged by Step II'5 will thus be carried forward into engagement with the anvil while the rest of the checks are held back by the stripper so that they may in turn be forwarded for measurement.

The calipered check, when it is released by the movable stop H5, will be held by its inertia and by the knurled roll, which rotates only, in the .clocwise direction (Figure 16) due to the clutch connection between the roll and its shaft, at a point adjacent the anvil I9 and will thereafter and to force the button drop down into a display chamber which is not shown, or to any other suitable receptacle.

Should it be attempted to deposit additional checks when the receiver 182 is full, the hopper will be blocked by the mechanism shown in Figures to 17 and described above.

In the event that the motor overheats, the thermal switch 229 will open to break the motor circuit and will close again when the motor temperature has fallen, to resume the cycle at the point of interruption.

Should the cycle be initiated as by operation of the manual push rod fill shown in Figure 2, the cycle of operation of the device will be carried out as described above with the exception that the movable stop, not being arrested by a check, will travel a distance sufiicient to take up the entire predetermined movement of the crank. Consequently, there will not be any motion imparted to mechanism which sets up the roll H53 in the path of a cam its. Consequently, the pinion I'll and it associated parts will not be driven by the actuator gear and no registration will be effected on any of the registers.

Operationlll"odified cclipe'ringr mechanism As shown in Figure 2 1, the crank 36 pulls on link 2%? and this pull is transmitted through spring 235 and pin 234 to lever 85. The link 206 moves far enough to cause the end of slot 208 to engage the pin 2:19 whereupon lever 2H9 will be moved to set up the rod I52 to set up roll I63 in the path of a cam 16:3. The excess movement of crank 35 merely moves the link cs2 against the action of sprin 285 to complete the first half of its cycle. Thus the lever Elli and push rod l52 will be picked up at a fixed point and will be moved a distance depending upon the diameter of the check so as to set up the roll it accordingly.

If no check is presented for calipering, the lever 84 will be moved a maximum distance, taking up the full stroke of the crank, and the roll I63 will be positioned at a point adjacent shaft 38 where no cam lat is located so that there will be no register actuation during the cycle of the mechanism connected with the shaft.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in the size, form, construction and arrangement of part without departing from the spirit of the invention; and applicants do not, there fore, desire to, be limited to the specific forms shown and described herein by way of illustration of a preferred form, but instead, desire protection falling fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a check registering mechanism adapted to operate in a cycle, the combination of a plurality of registers correspondin to the checks adapted to be registered by said mechanisnna register drive train, check calipering means, means adapted to connect all of said registers, one at a time, with and to disconnect said registers from said register drive train in predetermined order during each cycle, and means conditioned by said check calipering means for operating said register drive train a predetermined distance when the latter is connected with the register corresponding to the calipered check.

2. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers each adapted to accumulate the value of a different check, a register drive train, register actuating means normally disconnected from said drive train, register selecting means operable through a cycle to connect and disconnect said registers in sequence with said drive train, check calipering means, and means conditioned by said check calipering means for connecting said register actuating means to said drive train when the latter is connected with the register-adapted to accumulate value corresponding with the calipered check.

3. In a fare register the combination of a check registering mechanism operable. through a cycle to accumulate the value of a check upon one of a plurality of registers, a check calipei ing mechanism adapted to caliper a check and to condition said registering mechanism to accumulate the value thereof on a register corresponding to the calipered check, said calipering Inechanism being operable in a cycle comprised of a calipering and conditioning phase and a clearing phase, a drive mechanism for both said calipering and said registering mechanisms, control means adapted to connect said drive mechanism to actuate said calipering mechanism through its first phase, to thereupon connect said drive mechanism to actuate said registering mechanism through its cycle, and to finally connect said drive mechanism to actuate said calipering mechanism through its second phase.

4. In a check registering mechanism the coinbination of a check registering mechanism operable through a cycle to accumulate the value of a check on one of a plurality of registers, means for connecting and disconnecting said registers with said registering mechanism in predetermined sequence with said registering mechanism during each cycle, and a check caliperin mechanism adapted to caliper a check and to actuate said registering mechanism when the register corresponding to the check calipered by said first named mechanism is connected therewith so as to accumulate in said connected register the value of the check which was calipered.

5. In a check registering mechanism the combination of driving means, check engaging means adapted to be moved to dilferent stopped positions depending upon the diameter of the check engaged, register selecting and actuating means, a device adapted to be conditioned to start and to control the operation of said register selecting and actuating means, and connections between said driving means and both said check engaging mean and said device, for moving said check engaging means to a stopped position and for thereupon conditioning said device.

6. In a check registering mechanism operable in a cycle, the combination of driving means operable through'a predetermined distance during each cycle, check engaging means adapted to be moved to different stopped positions depending upon the diameter of the check engaged, register selecting and actuating means, a device adapted to be conditioned to control the operation of said last named means, connections between said driving means and both said check engaging means and said device, for moving said check engaging means to a stopped position during movement of said driving means through a portion of said predetermined distance, and for thereafter conditioning said device by moving it a distance proportional to the movement of said driving means through the r mainder of said predetermined distance.

7. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register operating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and engageable means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selecting means comprising a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said register with said train, a controller movable with said connector and having operator actuating means, one corresponding with each phase of said connector, a connecting means operator, and means for effecting engagement of said operator and a particular actuating means for causing engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector.

8,. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register operating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and engageab le means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selecting means comprising a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said registers with said train, a controller movable with said connector andhaving actuating means, one corresponding with each phase of said connector, a connecting means operator, means for eifecting engagement of said operator and a particular actuating means for causing engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector,

check presenting means, and mechanism con-' ditioned in accordance with the diameter of the check presented for effecting the engagement of said operator and actuating means during the phase corresponding to said check.

9. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register operating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and engageable means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selectin means comprising a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said registers with said train, a controller movable with said connector and having actuating means, one corresponding with each phase of said connector, a connecting means operator, means for effecting engagement of said operator and .a particular actuating means for causing engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector, and means for retaining said connector means engaged throughout the remainder of the phase in which it' was engaged.

ii). In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register op-- erating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and engageable means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selecting means comprising .a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said registers with said train, a controller movable with said connector and having actuating means, one corresponding with each phase of said connector, a connecting means operator, and means for eifecting engagement of said operator and a particular actuating means for causing engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector, said actuator being adapted to transmit a predetermined movement to said train corresponding with the phase of said connector.

11'. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register operating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and a normally disengaged means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selecting means comprising a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said registers with said train, a controller movable with said connector and havin a tua in m an on co responding to each phase of said connector, and a connecting mean operator movable selectively into position to be operated by one of said actuating means to effect engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector.

12. In a check registering mechanism 9perable in a cycle, the combination of driving means operable through a predetermined distance during each cycle, a fixed stop, a movable stop and means for presenting a check between said stops, a plurality of registers, a register actuator, and selecting means comprising a settable member for selectively connecting said actuator with one of said registers, means connecting said driving means with said movable stop and with said settable member so that said movable stop will be actuated to grip said check against the fixed stop during movement of the driving means through a portion of its distance and said settable member will be positioned during the movement of said driving means through the remainder of said predetermined distance. 7 v

13. In a check registering mechanism operable in a cycle, the combination of driving means for presenting a check to said calipering means, 1

operable through a predetermined distance dur-' ing each cycle, and in one direction, a fixed stop, a movable stop and means for presentinga check between said steps, a plurality of registers, a register actuator, and selecting means comprising a settable member for selectively connecting said actuator with one of said registers, mean con.- necting said driving means with said movable stop and with said settable member so that said movable stop will be actuated to grip said check against the fixed stop during movement of the driving means through a portion of its distance and said settable member will be positioned during the movement of said driving means through the remainder of said predetermined distance, said driving means being operable in the return direction to eject said check and to return said parts to their initial positions.

14. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a motor, a cycling mechanism, a check caliperingmeans adapted to be actuated by said motor through said cycling mechanism, means means controlled 'bysaid check for energizing said motor, and means actuated by said cycling mechanism for disconnecting and deenergizing said motor at the completion of a cycle.

15. In a check registering mechanism the combination or a motor, a cycling mechanism, a check receiving device, means for energizing said motor upon receipt of said check, means operable upon receipt of said check for connecting said motor with said cycling mechanism, and means under' control of saidcycling mechanism for disconnecting it from said motor at the end or a cycle.

means for disabling said maintaining means upon return of said device to normal position.

17. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a check receiver for receiving a plurality of checks, a check calipering device associated with said receiver, check feeding means associated with said-receiver for presenting said checks individually to said calipering device, said check calipering device being adapted to eject a check therefrom after it has been calipered and means under control of said calipering device for actuating said feeding means.

18. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a check receiver for receiving a plurality of checks, a chute for conducting checks to said receiver, a check calipering device associated with said receiver, check feeding means associated with said receiver for presenting said checks individually to said device, means under control of said calipering device for actuating said feeding means, and means in said chute for preventing the passage of additional checks to said receiver when it is full.

19. In a check registering mechanism the combination of a plurality of registers, register operating means comprising an actuator, a drive train and engageable means for connecting said actuator with said train, register selecting means comprising a connector operable through a cycle of phases and adapted to successively connect and disconnect said registers with said train, a controller movable with said connector and having actuating means, one corresponding with each phase of said connector, a connecting means operator, means for effecting engagementof said operator and a particular actuating means for causing engagement of said connecting means in a particular phase of said connector, and locking means associated with said controller for locking said drive train against movement while said connecting means is disconnected.

20. In a check registering mechanism operable in a cycle, the combination of driving means operable through a predetermined distance during each cycle, a fixed stop, a movable stop and means for presenting a check between said stops, a plurality of registers, a register actuator, selecting means comprising a settable member for selectively connecting said actuator with one of said registers, and means connecting said driving means with said movable stop and with said settable member so that said movable stop will be actuated to grip said check against the fixed stop during movement of the driving means through a portion of its distance and said settable member will be positioned during the movement of said driving means through the remainder of said predetermined distance, said connecting means comprising a link connected at one end to said movable stop and at the other end to said settable member and intermediate said ends to said driving means, whereby said settable memher will be moved in inverse proportion to the diameter of the check.

21. In a check registering mechanism operable in a cycle, the combination of driving means operable through a predetermined distance during each cycle, a fixed stop, a movable stop and means for presenting a check between said stops, a plurality of registers, a register actuator, se lecting means comprising a settable member for selectively connecting said actuator with one of said registers, and means connecting said driving means with said movable stop and with said settable member so that said movable stop will be actuated to grip said check against the fixed stop during movement of the driving means through a portion of .its distance and said settable member will be positioned during the movement of said drivingmeans through the remainder .of said predetermined distance, said connecting means comprising a link connected to said movable stop, said settable member and said driving means.

HUGO J. BAUR. THOMAS E. KULO. 

